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        "id": 1944371,
        "msgid": "prabowo-hails-nus-patriotism-at-its-35th-congress-1788011713",
        "date": "2026-08-27 19:58:09",
        "title": "Prabowo hails NU's patriotism at its 35th congress",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "President Prabowo Subianto praised Nahdlatul Ulama's historic contribution to Indonesian independence during the opening of its 35th congress in Jombang, East Java. He highlighted the patriotic song Syubbanul Wathon as evidence of the organisation's nationalist spirit, composed by religious leaders before the country's formal establishment. The speech underscored the government's recognition of NU's enduring influence in shaping national identity and political life.",
        "content": "<p>\u201cNahdlatul Ulama is a historic institution that has made enormous\ncontributions to the struggle for the independence of the Republic of\nIndonesia. Clear evidence of this is the song Syubbanul Wathon,\u201d Prabowo\nsaid in his speech at the opening of the 35th NU Congress in Jombang\nDistrict, East Java, on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Prabowo said the song, created by K.H. Abdul Wahab Chasbullah, is a\npatriotic and nationalist song composed by religious leaders with a\nstrong spirit of love for the homeland.<\/p>\n<p>The song was created more than a decade before the Proclamation of\nIndonesian Independence, he added, when the form and name of the country\nthat would eventually be established had yet to be clearly defined.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReligious leaders had the courage to create a song that was so\npatriotic and nationalist. This song already existed more than a decade\nbefore the proclamation of independence,\u201d Prabowo said.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Prabowo hails Nahdlatul Ulama\u2019s influence in Indonesian\npolitics<\/p>\n<p>The song\u2019s lyrics reflect the aspirations of NU\u2019s founders for the\nIndonesian people to rise and stand on equal footing with other nations\nin the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRising means becoming a dignified nation. A dignified nation is just\nand prosperous. No nation can be respected if it is not prosperous and\nthere can be no prosperity without justice,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The President also expressed his pride in NU and congratulated the\norganisation on holding its congress.<\/p>\n<p>Prabowo officially opened the 35th NU Congress at Jombang,\naccompanied by Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Speaker of the\nPeople\u2019s Consultative Assembly Ahmad Muzani, Chair of the 35th NU\nCongress Organising Committee Saifullah Yusuf, Chairman of the NU\nExecutive Board Yahya Cholil Staquf, Rais Aam of NU K.H. Miftachul\nAkhyar, and leader of Bahrul Ulum Islamic Boarding School K.H. M. Hasib\nWahab Hasbullah.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: President Prabowo heads to East Java for infrastructure\nand NU events<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesia\u2019s PBNU, Malaysia seek stronger Islamic\neconomy cooperation<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Bayu Prasetyo<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/prabowo-hails-nus-patriotism-at-its-35th-congress-1788011713",
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